The number of regular serving Army officers at Brigadier and above, broken down by the nature of their role as at 1 April 2018, is shown in the table below. These figures include roles owned by other areas of Defence outside of the Army, such as Ministry of Defence Head Office, Defence Equipment and Support, and Joint Forces Command, to meet Defence requirements. These represent a significant proportion of the overall figure.<\/p>
<\/p>
In addition, they also include a number of roles based in NATO, including SHAPE and the Operational Commands, and with international allies and partners, including the United States and France.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | Operations<\/strong><\/p><\/td> OperationalSupport<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Capability and Acquisition Management<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Defence Engagement<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Personnel<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Management of Defence<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Other<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 207<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 45<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 39<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 26<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 28<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 20<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brigadier<\/p><\/td> 149<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Major General<\/p><\/td> 41<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lieutenant General<\/p><\/td> 14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> General<\/p><\/td> 3<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: Defence Statistics (Army)<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"}
}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Earl Howe"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-05T17:01:11.007Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many serving officers there are in the British army at each rank above and including Brigadier, broken down by job role.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Attlee"}
}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Earl Attlee"}
], "uin" : "HL10932"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445755", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/445755/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Army HQ in Andover is currently undergoing reorganisation. There are presently 221 SO1 and 375 SO2 established posts in Andover, but this includes elements of the Army that are not part of Army HQ, including Commander Field Army and parts of Personnel Support Command. Of these, seven SO1 and 13 SO2 posts are gapped. The final structure of Army HQ under the Army Command Review is not expected to be finalised until April 2016 at the earliest.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"}
}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Earl Howe"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-01-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-01-28T16:13:45.91Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
, "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-01-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Army: Officers"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many (1) SO1, and (2) SO2, staff appointments are established at the British Army Headquarters, and of those, how many are gapped or unfilled, excluding short handover periods.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Attlee"}
}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Earl Attlee"}
], "uin" : "HL5165"}
], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 2, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]}
}
|